seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to try to be reconciled (with); to take measures to bring about reconciliation
to become settled; to be fixed
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
unique; peculiar; singular
claws and fangs; claws and tusks; clutches; devious design; pawn; stooge
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
overcoming; conquering; surmounting; getting over
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
concord; harmony; concert
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
to revere; to respect; to worship
(political) power; authority; influence
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to take (be in) charge of
name of a thing; acrostic poem in which consecutive morae form the disguised name of an animal, plant, place, etc.
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to strip; to peel; to tear off
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
show; exhibition; spectacle
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
in person; personally; directly
to brave a danger; to take a risk